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Black exterior trim

3 years ago

My sister is building a house with dark gray siding. Her builder told her the black trim is prone to warping due to holding in the heat. Does anyone have experience with this?

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BeverlyFLADeziner
3 years ago
If it's vinyl warping is an issue.
Sarah Scarf
Original Author
3 years ago
What should they use instead? Thanks for your help.
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cpartist
3 years ago
They should use hardie instead. Vinyl will warp
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HALLETT & Co.
3 years ago
Hardi is great. We also had good success with aluminum wrapped over wood for our fascia (hardi soffit) all tricorn black painted.
WestCoast Hopeful
3 years ago
We have black trim and it has bubbles in several spots. But this was because of a terrible painter who didn’t prep properly and not because of the colour. We have hardie
millworkman
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
What is the siding? What type of trim is being used? If it is vinyl the install method for the siding changes as there will now need to be a separate j-channel as the trim typically has a j-channel built in with vinyl siding accessories.

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